Modern Man is both a Messenger of a desire to transmit, and a Punk Demiurge, characterised by a destructive instinct
In the heart of Paris, the medieval cloister known as the Couvent des Cordeliers defined the destiny of the great Revolutionaries. Here, historical figures such as Danton held forth. It is in this historically significant place the “The Destiny of Men” found refuge.
Nothing escapes its nature, however cruel and deviant it might be. Yet, Man owes his historical evolution to his desire to elevate and transcend himself. In this confrontation with himself, half-angel, half-warrior, he seems to be motivated – or saved – by his immaterial side, his thought and his curiosity.
The Destiny of Men is inscribed in the academic tradition of the anthropomorphic representation of angels, from Byzantium to Giotto and Michelangelo. It transposes, in a highly contemporary manner, Humanity’s earliest desires onto a universal and frenzied quest for self-transcendence.
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